Mama, Moterbikes, Moving

Aiden said MaMa!  Yay!  Finally!  I heard it clear as day yesterday while he was pointing straight at me.  Oh, I love it.  He is learning to communicate and show his moods over the last week or so.  He is putting all the words together with the meanings.  He doesn't like "No."  When I say that to him, he covers his face with his hands and puts his head down.  Luckily, he is a good enough boy that I don't have to say it that often.

For the last two days, I have been packing in anticipation for the big move next weekend.  Amanda said it best "Don't you hate the junk drawer stuff that you have to box up that you didn't know how to box up in the first place and you don't know how to unpack it?"  I love my family who are always awesome...

And Uncle Chris bought a new motorcycle yesterday.  It looks so hot!!!

So today, we went with Uncle Chris to the Harley shop to be able to find some cleaning stuff, but it was PACKED.  I guess they were giving away a 2010 bike.  It was fun to see all the kinds of people who ride.  More diverse than one would think.

This weekend, we also helped Aunt Kari clean out her car.  

The Walk Part 2

My goodness.  There are just some things that you can't see from a couch.  I live in a beautiful place with beautiful nooks and crannies.  During our 3 mile walk today, these are just a few things we found.  I am sad to be leaving this beautiful home for a smaller place of my own, but it is time.

I will just have to find beautiful things there as well.

(sorry. Aiden hit the camera just as I snapped this.  Turn your head 45 degrees to the left...)

This lilac bush was beautiful.

Hard to see.  A full orchard or cherry blossoms.  They smelled AMAZING!

The Walk

I won't write much.

Pictures say more than words.

Check out what is going on in the stroller.

1 mile into our walk last night... puppy was tired. So he chose to ride the remaining 2 miles.

Ha!

Sick

I have been struggling with a sinus infection for over a week and, like most of my rounds with this ailment, it went straight to by lungs and stomach.  Yesterday, I opted to stay home (something I don't like to do when I have work to do) and take it easy.  I went to bed early the night before and woke up to take a shower and pin my hair back.  Then I went back to sleep with my son.

The Smedleys came over in the morning to help pack up some things for the move next week (Yikes...  next week?!)  and they got EVERYTHING done that needed to be packed.  It was amazing.  They have no problem buckling down and getting the work done.  I felt bad I was not more help with the hacking cough and BONE tired one moving.

And thanks to my dear friend I was able to see last night.  We talked.  Really talked. She had a hard day and I kept her much too long talking and eating substandard food.  But I have missed her.  And Aiden needed to see Nana Charlee.

Bubbles on Monday afternoon before the storm hit!  

Bubble machines are the best!

Museum

Mister and I went to the Hill AFB museum yesterday.  It was sunny and warm, so I figured it would be a very fun outing.  

Aiden loved it and kept pointing up and saying "Ooooooo...."  I think he really had a good time.

Best part was... it is free!  (Yay for free...) So with the exception of 51 cents for the squished penny souvenir, our outing was cheap!! 

This is the type of plane flown by Amelia Eirhardt

A replica of the atomic bomb dropped on Japan

It is really hard to convey the size of these things by just pictures.  Everyone of these is HUGE!!

Inside the hangars

The huge behemoth outside the hangars... it is so big that the propeller is about twice the height of me...

 

Enjoying the sun..... won't keep the glasses or the hat on.  Thank goodness for sunscreen!